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Buying Plant Assets and Paying Property Taxes in Accounting

Learn how to record the buying of plant assets, analyze the cost of individual assets bought as a bundle, and calculate and record the payment of property tax.

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Buying Plant Assets and Paying Property Taxes in Accounting

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  1. Learning Objectives LESSON19-1 Buying Plant Assets and Paying Property Taxes LO1 Record the buying of a plant asset. LO2Analyze the cost of individual assets bought as a bundle. LO3Calculate and record the payment of property tax.

  2. Lesson 19-1 Plant Assets LO1 Accounting data can be used to predict the efficiency of an investment. The ratio of the money earned on an investment relative to the amount of the investment is called return on investment, or ROI. • The more efficient the investment, the higher its ROI. • These predictions will help company managers decide which assets to buy. SLIDE 2

  3. Lesson 19-1 Recording the Buying of a Plant Asset LO1 Store Equipment January 3, 20X1. Paid cash for a shelving unit, $8,500.00. Check No. 612. 8,500.00 Cash 8,500.00 1 2 3 Account Title Cost of the Plant Asset Cash Paid SLIDE 3

  4. Lesson 19-1 Recording the Buying of a Group of Assets LO2 Calculate the total estimated value of all the assets bought: SLIDE 4

  5. Lesson 19-1 Recording the Buying of a Group of Assets LO2 Calculate the cost assigned to the copy machine (Asset 1): SLIDE 5

  6. Lesson 19-1 Recording the Buying of a Group of Assets LO2 Calculate the cost assigned to the display case (Asset 2): SLIDE 6

  7. Lesson 19-1 Recording the Buying of a Group of Assets LO2 March 5, 20X1. Dufore Company bought a copy machine and a display case for $27,000.00. Check No. 234. Office Equipment 6,750.00 Store Equipment Cash 20,250.00 27,000.00 SLIDE 7

  8. Lesson 19-1 Calculating and Paying Property Tax Land and anything attached to the land is called real property. • Real property is sometimes referred to as real estate. All property not classified as real property is calledpersonal property. The value of an asset determined by tax authorities for the purpose of calculating taxes is called the assessed value. • Assessed value is usually based on the judgment of officials referred to as assessors. SLIDE 8

  9. Lesson 19-1 Calculating and Paying Property Tax LO3 Property Tax Expense 1,040.00 Cash 1,040.00 1 2 3 Account Title Amount of Tax Cash Paid SLIDE 9

  10. Lesson 19-1 Lesson 19-1 Audit Your Understanding 1. Which accounts are affected, and how, when cash is paid for office equipment? ANSWER Office Equipment is debited; Cash is credited. SLIDE 10

  11. Lesson 19-1 Lesson 19-1 Audit Your Understanding 2. Why must a cost be allocated to each asset bought in a group? ANSWER So that each plant asset can be depreciated individually SLIDE 11

  12. Lesson 19-1 Lesson 19-1 Audit Your Understanding 3. What items are included in real property? ANSWER Land and anything attached to the land SLIDE 12

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